New Technology to Produce Ethanol from Sago
(The Star) A Japanese technology, which is still in its pilot stage, may be used on sago to produce ethanol.
Kansai Chemical Engineering Company Limited of Bio-Energy Corporation presdent Dr Hideo Noda said in Japan, several projects on bio-ethanol production from cellulosic materials had been carried out successfully.
“In our project, a hydro-thermal pre-treatment without adding sulfuric acid had been introduced and ethanol fermentation had been performed successfully with rice straw, wheat straw, bagasse and so on.
“The process could also be applicable to the cellulosic part of sago, but this needs to be further explored,” he told The Star on the sidelines of the 2nd Asean Sago Symposium here yesterday. READ MORE